• Question: why do you want to solve cancer

    Asked by chat519sops on 18 Dec 2024. This question was also asked by sept520monk, Oliver and Grace, De Best and Matilda, Sumaya, yolanda.
    • Photo: Blair Johnston

      Blair Johnston answered on 18 Dec 2024:

      My job isn’t directly looking to prevent or cure cancer but the work I do does involve detecting it earlier and giving a better prognosis using MRI scans so that they can get the most appropriate treatment. Obviously I’d be delighted if cancer was no longer a thing but it’s not something I’m likely to solve.

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      Michael Taylor answered on 18 Dec 2024:

      Cancer is the leading cause of death in the UK causing around 450 deaths per day on average so anything we can do to reduce that number has to be a good thing.

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